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'''H.M.S. ''Bayano''''' was a mercantile ship converted for use as a Commissioned Escort Ship in the [[Royal Navy]]. 

There was also an earlier Armed Merchant Cruiser named {{UK-1Bayano}}.

==Service==
She served from the end of 1917 through the end of the war.

==Armament==

She was armed with:{{DittColl|p. 122}}
* two 6-in guns
* two 4-in guns
* two (?) 11-in A.S.W. Howitzers

==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{AdmRN}}|name=John Locke Marx|nick=John L. Marx|appt=1 December, 1917{{NLDec18|p. 989}}|end=7 January, 1919<ref>Marx Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}}  f. 3.</ref>|note=overseeing convoy operations<ref>Marx Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/87.}}  f. 3.</ref>|precBy=New Vessel}}
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==See Also==
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* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-09-HMS_Bayano.htm Transcribed Ship Logs December 1917 to December 1918]
{{refend}}

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
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{{Footer British Commissioned Escort Ships}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bayano}}

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